Procedure No. 210.2
Area: Student Affairs

Description: Student Grievances

The Academic Standards Committee will be the appeal board for students who
wish to appeal a faculty member's, department
chairperson's or testing director's disciplinary action. The following procedure will be followed in
order to provide the student with due process.

The Dean of Students and the department chairperson will be notified of the
situation before any action is taken and they will attempt to resolve the
matter before any recommendation for dismissal or suspension of the
student.

If the matter is not resolved, the faculty member, department
chairperson or testing director will prepare a written statement of charges and submit to the Dean of Students. The Dean of Students office will send written notification of the violation to the student's home address by registered mail or delivered in person
at least ten days before the date of the hearing.

A hearing date will be selected that is mutually agreeable to all parties.
The committee must have a quorum in order to hear the charge.

The charges, all affidavits, and all exhibits which the College intends to
submit will be made available to the person making the allegation and the charged student for inspection.

The student may bring counsel to the hearing in a consultative role only.

The student will have the opportunity to present his/her own version
of the facts by personal statement as well as by affidavits and witnesses.

The student will have the right to hear evidence against him/her and to
question adverse witnesses personally.

The committee will make a determination of the facts of each case solely on
the basis of the evidence presented at the hearing. The chairperson of the
committee will prepare a written statement of the committee's findings of fact
and a recommendation to the Chief Academic Officer for action.